Vermont Restoration Directory

Our vertical and inclined platform wheelchair lifts and LULA passenger elevators are ideal for providing accessibility for mobility impaired persons into existing historic and downtown buildings. They take up a much smaller footprint within the building, fit within minimal pit depth and limited overhead clearances and pirate on single phase power.

Our vertical and inclined platform wheelchair lifts and LULA passenger elevators are ideal for providing accessibility for mobility impaired persons into existing historic and downtown buildings. They take up a much smaller footprint within the building, fit within minimal pit depth and limited overhead clearances and operate on single phase power.

Alpine Building Restoration Inc. has over 40 years of experience in building envelope technology, masonry construction and masonry restoration, including brick, marble, granite, and terra cotta restoration. We are experienced and certified in all current restoration products and procedures. Our projects include many landmark buildings such as The Old Mill, Williams Hall, Royal Tyler Theater and many others at UVM; The Superior Courthouse and the Old National Life building in Montpelier. We provide consulting and expertise on complex restoration projects to many of Vermont’s leading restoration architects and engineering firms.

Ann Cousins, owner of CRM Associates, has worked professionally as a 36 CFR 61-qualied Architectural Historian since 1991 providing regulatory review, historic preservation consulting, and National Register/State Register documentation. She is listed as an Architectural Historian and Rehabilitation Investment Tax Credit Consultant with the VT Division for Historic Preservation. Cousins is pre-qualified as an Architectural Historian by the VT Community Development Program, qualified for CDBG project review. Barry Cousins, co-owner, is FAA Remote Pilot Certified and insured for commercial drone operation. Together, they combine hobby and passion to provide high-resolution drone photography of roofs, steeples, and birds-eye views of historic districts. CRM's images and footage have been used for diagnostics, condition assessments, grant applications, and community history videos.

Arcadia Restorations specializes in authentic stabilization and restoration of early New England buildings with a focus on timber frames, primarily barns. This small company is also capable of executing new timber frame structures, as well as historic millwork.

Arnold & Scangas Architects specializes in historic restoration and rehabilitation of historic buildings, especially in Vermont Downtowns. We are committed to providing buildings that are healthy for the occupants and environmentally responsible. Most importantly, we enjoy what we do.

For almost 40 years, Black River Design Architects has been finding creative ways to restore life to Vermont’s historic buildings while resolving building code, preservation, funding, and energy efficiency requirements. Notable projects include addition/renovations, adaptive reuse, and deep energy retrofits at Brantview in St. Johnsbury, the French Block in Montpelier, the Vermont History Center in Barre, and many more.

Specializing in the structural repair and restoration of timber structures, specifically barns. Whether it’s jacking and foundation replacements or major roof system repairs, Building Heritage will be able to help you restore. Our repairs ensure your barn is not only structurally sound but a work of art as well.

Centerline is an award winning architectural firm located in Bennington and Burlington Vermont. Since 1989, we have offered a full range of planning and architectural design services. Centerline's approach to historic preservation is all about balance. The key to successful preservation of a structure is to identify the key historic components and the key programmatic requirements and blending those into an integrated solutions. A useful building can last forever.

Connor Restoration strives to provide customers with personal service and a high level of detailed professionalism. Connor Restoration has garnered a strong reputation for restoring historic barns and outbuildings to a working life, renovating and refitting historic homes for modern living, as well as restoring church steeples. Working in partnership with the Preservation Trust of Vermont and Efficiency Vermont, they work to implement new technologies and procedures while remaining true to historic preservation practices.

Targeted, analytical and creative fundraising consultation for a wide variety of nonprofits including many of the premiere historic preservation projects throughout Vermont. Work includes fundraising planning, feasibility studies, capital campaign advising, training and trouble-shooting. The goal is to fit the fundraising to the needs of the organization, its culture, community and people.

Ann Cousins, owner of CRM Associates, has worked professionally as a 36 CFR 61-qualied Architectural Historian since 1991 providing regulatory review, historic preservation consulting, and National Register/State Register documentation. She is listed as an Architectural Historian and Rehabilitation Investment Tax Credit Consultant with the VT Division for Historic Preservation. Cousins is pre-qualified as an Architectural Historian by the VT Community Development Program, qualified for CDBG project review. Barry Cousins, co-owner, is FAA Remote Pilot Certified and insured for commercial drone operation. Together, they combine hobby and passion to provide high-resolution drone photography of roofs, steeples, and birds-eye views of historic districts. CRM's images and footage have been used for diagnostics, condition assessments, grant applications, and community history videos.

Engineering Ventures is an experienced structural and civil engineering firm based in Burlington and Lebanon, NH serving building owners, preservation organizations and architects. Our work includes initial building assessments through restoration designs.

Freeman French Freeman’s expertise in historic preservation spans many decades and includes a wide range of building types. We take pride in our ability to integrate modern systems, meet current codes, improve functionality, and respect the unique character of the historic buildings under our care. Recent projects include the Flynn Theater, Hotel Saranac, and the Waterbury State Office Complex.

I provide a full range of fundraising, campaign planning guidance and grantwriting services to non-profit organizations. My skills extend to writing of all types for organizations, including development of case statements, fundraising letters, and other materials to assist your efforts in ensuring the financial success of your project.

Hawks Mountain Ironworks is a division of Springfield Fence Co., Inc. We specialize in custom restoration and/or modification of iron, bronze and miscellaneous metal items. We also fabricate or forge to recreate or design new - from forged bronze roses to a 12 foot diameter waterwheel. Common items: fences, gates, railings, weathervanes, fireplace items, lighting, tables and hooks. Customers in the northeast include universities, residences, businesses contractors and governments. Cash and carry, delivered or installed.

Housewright builds homes for people who care about quality and value. We view every home we build as a unique project. We analyze every aspect, from how the home is sited on the land to what finishes will complete your personal vision. Your home is as important to us as it is to you. From authentic repairs on the tin ceiling of a one-room schoolhouse to ensuring that the Vermont Statehouse retains historical architectural details, Housewright's project history demonstrates our passion to preserve the past for generations to come. Housewright is on the state of Vermont's approved contractors list for historic reproduction, preservation and restoration projects. If you are restoring an older home, or if you want the kind of detailed craftsmanship reminiscent of an earlier era in a new build, Housewright brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the task.

Jan Lewandoski is the owner of Restoration and Traditional Building, a company specializing in heavy timber repair and restoration of barns churches, and wooden bridges. They also reproduce architectural finish work for these structures. Jan and his crew have been doing this work for over 30 years, mostly in Vermont, bu also nationwide and in Canada. Recently he spent 5 years re-erecting a Chinese house, Yin You Tang, for the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, MA.

Liszt Historical Restoration, Inc has over 20 years of experience in the field of masonry restoration, including marble, granite, and terra cotta restoration. We are certified and field experienced in Cathedral Stone Products, a certified authorized JAHN Installer. Our projects include many landmark buildings such as the Vermont State House and the Old National Life building in Montpelier; Starr Library, Bicentennial Hall, Atwater Commons, Monroe House, and others at Middlebury College; Mary Fletcher Building at Fletcher Allen Hospital; and Perry Hall at Champlain College (the first LEED Platinum project in Vermont).

Lyssa Papazian has been working professionally in historic preservation since 1992 with experience in planning, National Register nominations, regulatory review, tax credits, history exhibits, project management, documentation, survey, feasibility studies, and grant writing. She meets the National Park Service’s qualification standards and is on several Vermont & New Hampshire pre-qualified lists of historic preservation consultants.

Maclay Architects provides professional design services focused on healthy buildings and communities. We design and plan for growth that preserves our unique heritage baed on Vermont's historic and cultural resources. We design buildings that are durable, affordable, maintenance-friendly, energy efficient and healthy for their occupants and the environment.

Marble Valley Engineering provides engineering services in structural, civil, environmental and geotechnical engineering; site and land use planning; historic preservation and adaptive re-use. We evaluate the structural integrity and re-purposing potential of old and historic structures; building codes; ADA compliance; solar array load assessment; and historic materials and methods. Licensure in civil and structural engineering allows us to anticipate and resolve building restoration and preservation projects in a holistic and efficient manner.

Mary Jo Llewellyn holds M.S. degree in Historic Preservation from the University of Vermont and has worked professionally in Vermont for over 25 years. Her work includes survey and inventory of historic resources, review of the impact of federal and state-funded projects on historic resources, Historic Structures Reports, Reinvestment Income Tax Credit applications, Photographic Documentations, National Register nominations, historic paint analysis and color consultation. She meets the National Park Service's qualification standards and is included on several State of Vermont listings of pre-qualified historic preservation consultants.

Meeting House Furniture Restoration is a full-service antique conservation and restoration studio, with over 35 years of business experience, offering the highest level of care for treasured wooden heirlooms and collectables on site, in your home or in our studio workshop. Our specialties include hand-applied traditional finishes, modern finishes, chair repair, caning, veneer restoration, fine art conservation, reproduction of carved and turned elements, brass polishing, and china and crystal mending. Also offering historic preservation consulting, assessment and application with a specialty in the on-site conservation of clear historic finishes on architectural woodwork, cabinetry and flooring.

Many 18th and 19th century New England buildings include some form of masonry in the structure. Repair and restoration of these buildings requires knowledge and skill to stabilize the sometimes sensitive structural elements, while maintaining the period aesthetic. Mike Eramo Masonry has extensive experience with New England masonry restoration projects.

NBF Architects is committed to the preservation of Vermont's historic buildings. We have been fortunate to participate in many projects throughout the state and are particularly proud of our work on significant buildings in downtown Rutland. We enjoy contributing to projects that have a positive impact on our community and our Vermont way of life.

Services: Pre-Construction, Construction Management, Design-Build, Real Estate Development. Our skills in historic preservation go beyond restoration. We welcome every opportunity to develop treasured structures for new uses and tenants, while maintaining the charm and character of the original design. We combine our background in period materials, craftsmanship, and techniques with our knowledge of technical innovations to add new chapters to buildings with storied pasts.

Suki Fredericks is a Vermont-based paintings conservator who has worked in museums and the private sector since 1976. Her studio serves museums, non-profit organizations, and individuals such as the Shelburne Museum, Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller NPS, and Curtains Without Borders. Collaborations include ArtCareMIA/NYC, WASHI, and SLM Conservation Studios. Suki is graduate school and museum trained, with an M.A. in Art History and a Certificate in Conservation from The Institute of Fine Arts at NYU. She is a Professional Associate of the American Institute for Conservation (AIC).

Plaster Magic®, manufactured by BWA, Inc. is the only product on the market that actually fixes your plaster. Reestablishing the connection between the plaster and lath reinforces the plaster structure in half the time and for half the money. This advanced patented formula can be used by anyone and has been demonstrated on national TV.

Design and installation of lightning rod systems and custom-made lighting rods, along with surge protection for homes and historical buildings in Vermont and New Hampshire since 1988. Cables can be fully concealed during construction or hidden in attics and under shingles on existing buildings.

RMLA offers a full range of landscape architecture, design and planning services. We approach each project with a full understanding of the site: the historical, social, cultural and environmental systems and characteristics – the ‘spirit of place’. Our small office environment allows us to work closely with each client, forming a relaxed working relationship throughout this process.

Red House is an award winning full service General Contractor and Construction Management firm that serves the greater Champlain Valley. We specialize in fine home building, historic restoration, and renovations. We have a large custom cabinet and millwork shop capable of custom needs. We provide comprehensive consoling and management on renovation of historic buildings and homes.

Robert Peabody Brown has 30 plus years of experience working with historic buildings in Vermont. He works on residential, commercial, and public buildings including Catamount Arts in St. Johnsbury, Old Stone House Museum Grammar School in Brownington, the Cobleig Library in Lyndonville, Barton United Church and the York Street Meeting House in Lyndon Center.

Ryan Biggs | Clark Davis is a consulting firm specializing in structural engineering, civil engineering, repair and restoration, construction support/inspection/testing, and surveying. The firm provides services to architects, engineers, developers, private and public owners, and historic agencies. We maintain a staff of 40, including 20 licensed engineers. With two offices in Upstate NY, we are professionally licensed in over 25 states, including Vermont.

In addition to performing Environmental Site Assessments, SRW specializes in completion of Environmental Reviews for projects seeking funds through HUD programs and other federal funding sources. With well over 400 Environmental Reviews performed to date, SRW has the experience and knowledge to efficiently guide your project through HUD environmental regulations. Offices in NH and VT.

Stevens & Associates is a fully integrated, award-winning firm offering architecture, structural and civil engineering, landscape architecture, and development services. We are passionate about projects that embrace the historic fabric of our New England communities through adaptive reuse of old buildings, sensitive design of new buildings, and the creation of pedestrian-friendly downtowns.

With more than 28 years experience in the historic preservation field in Vermont, Suzanne Jamele provides consulting services in the preparation of National Register nominations, survey and planning, historic preservation tax credits, and conducts project reviews for compliance with state and federal laws.

Our not-so-general store offers building supplies and speciality lumber, in fact, our main building has all the hardware and tools you'll ever need. With a never-ending supply of Carhartts, a pet store, the Kingdom's favorite seasonal ice-cream shop, a CDL maple sugaring superstore and more, you've never seen anything like it. Proudly open 7 days a week, 7am to 8pm. See our story online.

Trow & Holden is the leading manufacturer of pneumatic mortar removal tools for repointing and masonry restoration. For more than 125 years our pneumatics and hand tools have been used by stone working and restoration professionals to build, repair, and refurbish. To request a catalog or learn more about specialized restoration tools, please call or visit us online at www.trowandholden.com.

VIA designers are sensitive to the beauty, variability, and vulnerability of Vermont’s precious natural and built landscapes and the transition areas in between. We aspire to strengthen communities, support local economies, and sustain healthy environments, while creating delightful and inspiring spaces. This often includes the restoration, renovation, and adaptive reuse of historic structures.

Vermont Window Restoration offers repair, weatherization and historic restoration of wooden windows, sills, jambs and casings for individual home owners to local and statewide municipalities. Lead certified and insured.

Kaitlin O'Shea and Britta Tonn have a combined 20 years’ experience in the preservation field, working on a diverse array of projects including NR nominations, documentation reports, building histories, oral histories, and Section 106, Section 248, Section 4(f), and Act 250 reviews for various types of infrastructure and development projects. VHB's team of 1,400 passionate professionals work together to deliver value to our clients and help shape our communities in a meaningful w​ay from 30 locations along the east coast.​​​​​​

Located in Burlington, Wanamaker Restoration continues to work with local businesses, state institutions, museums and private owners throughout Vermont to preserve and render historically accurate reconstructions and restorations of buildings, furnishings and art objects. With a full window restoration shop they provide services and education to local homeowners looking to maintain the integrity of their historic homes.

Watershed Construction specializes in slate and copper restoration, general construction and historic preservation consulting and contracting. We provide our clients with the comfort of knowing we are craftsman using time-honored techniques.

When historic windows are sufficiently deteriorated and replacements are the only solution; contact us. Our professionals have the experience and attention to detail to recreate windows that will maintain the building’s original aesthetic. Exclusively partnered with Marvin Windows and Doors, an industry leader in historic renovation, we can recreate historic profiles and wood-work details in wood or low-maintenance aluminum clad products that are also high performing and energy-efficient.

Specializing in and providing site and foundation drainage improvement designs for all types of historic preservation projects (private properties, public properties, and museums). Part of the consulting design team on the Historic New England 1664 Jackson House project in Portsmouth, NH which won a 2018 New Hampshire Preservation Alliance Preservation Achievement Award. Licensed in and serving all six New England States. Please check out my website for more information on myself and my work.

Wright Construction has earned a strong reputation as an industry leading provider of a wide range of construction and construction related services. Our highly respected reputation is the result of our commitment to our team and to our core values: teamwork, responsibility and craftsmanship. We complete every project “The Wright Way”. Check us out online at www.wrightconstruction.com

The Vermont Restoration Directory is a paid listing of preservation trades contractors, consultants and building suppliers. Inclusion in the Restoration Directory does not constitute an endorsement or recommendation by the Preservation Trust of Vermont or its staff of the listed contractor’s, consultant’s or supplier’s advice, work or supplies. When using this directory, please be sure to check the consultant’s, contractor’s and supplier’s credentials and obtain proper references. PTV is not responsible in any way for the work, supplies, advice or information they may provide.